Brat Camp

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Brat Camp

Genre	Reality TV
Running time	1 hr (UK), 45 mins (US)
Starring
Country of origin	UK
Original channel	Channel 4/ABC
Original run	July 13, 2005–

Brat Camp is a reality TV show about a group of some six or seven misbehaved teenagers, who are sent away to a special camp, usually located in the Utah desert, for misbehaving teens. Originally a UK show by Twenty Twenty Television shown on Channel 4, an American version premiered on ABC on July 13, 2005. These special camps are either wilderness therapy programs, also known as therapeutic outdoor education or residential treatment centres.

The show won an International Emmy.

There have been four UK series.

UK Series 1: Redcliff Ascent - Wilderness therapy
Name	Published problem
James Fonfé	Drug issues
Fran Bradley	Anger issue
Rachel Greenberg	Alcohol issue
Charlie Mason	Anger issue
Tom Philips	Drug issue
Dan Leary	Drug issue

Redcliff was asked to be part in a second round of Brat Camp, but declined because the presence of camera made it impossible for the staff to act as though as normal. ("When the cameras are rolling" Addiction professionel Januar/february 2006) [1]

UK Series 2: Turn-about Ranch - Residential treatment center
Name	Published problem
Alex Parkins	Alcohol issue
Joe Sheldrick	Disobedience
Ed McAllister	Drug issue, stealing from family caused by tragic deaths in family
Jemma Henley	Disobedience, shop lifter
Xanthe Laird	Cannabis use, alcohol issue
Jenni Greevy	Anger issue, domestic violence
Josh Melvin	Drug issue

SPOILER: Level one (Roundy) demands of the students that they sit in a stone circle all day without possibility of lying down. That is by term keeping a prisoner in a stressful position. Accourding to a ruling high court in Denmark exposing a POW for such a treatment would be a war crime.

UK Series 3: Aspen Achievement Academy - Wilderness therapy
Name	Published problem
Julia Krzyzanowska	Drug issues
Georgie Turnbull-Atkinson	Drug issues as well as run-ins with the law
Lydia Rowlands	Drug issue as result of being victim for bullying
Lucy Tyson	Anger issue
Danni Calardo-Thompson	Running away from home, alcohol and drug-issue
Poppy Olsen	Disobedience, acting spoilt, careless
Rosie Raven	Truant, sick (depressed) as result of being victim of bullying

The third series followed a girls only group with the principle activity being a single extended hike. This series aired from 8 February 2006 on Channel 4. In addition, "Brat Camp Unseen", a half hour show with additional footage, was aired on E4.

A fourth series, Family Brat Camp aired from 4 October 2006, and brings along the parents of the four children to make them take responsibility for their kids' behaviour at the SUWS wilderness program in Idaho.

UK Series 4: Aspen Family Camp, Idaho - Wilderness therapy
Name	Published problem
Claire Sparrow, parents Dean and Sandy	Expelled from school
Amanda Kenny, parents Sandra and Bill	drinking, stealing from parents
Rebecca Paramor, parents Mandi and Mark	Drug issue
Ben Tait, parents Jennifer and Matthew	Anger Issue

US Series: SageWalk, Oregon - Wilderness therapy
Name	Published problem
Frank	Anger issue
Lauren	Drug issue as result of tragic death in the family
Isaiah Alarcon	Anger issue
Jada Chabot	Disobedience as result of domestic violence (Beaten by her mother according to police report from Middletown, RI).
Nick	Anger issue as result of being teased because of his handicap (dyslexia).
Shawn	Drug issue
Derek	Sick, ADHD
Lexie	Sick, (Depressed) as result of being victim of molestion
Heather	Drug issue

In Germany there will be a German version of the show on RTL in 2007. Aspen Education Group unveals in a job-add, that also children from Holland would become victims in a show. [2]

A fifth UK version is also on the way. According to a statement on ANASAZI's homepage [3], a special 21 days version of their normal 42 days program is being developed for Television. It is a shorter program, based on the failure of the forth season where the adults pulled their family because they could not stand the harsh conditions even though their children were improving. The difference between family program are that the parents can decide to pull their family opposite the child-only programs where the children only can return home by graduating the program. However, as it is stated in the press release, the parents can leave their child behind if the child is not improving satisfying within the 21 days.